Born this day in 1953, Carl Wolfson is 59, Washington DC comedian, TV’s Thicke of the Night.

Born this day in 1940, Chip Taylor (James Wesley Voight) is 72, Yonkers, New York. Chip & Dennis Wholey wrote “Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing."

Chip is the brother of actor Jon Voight, uncle of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven.

Born this day in 1948, Lorene Yarnell (Lorene Yarnell) Inglewood, California mime, dancer Shields & Yarnell mime team, “Dot Matrix” in movie Spaceballs. She died 07/29/2010 from an aneurysm at age 62.

Born this day in 1962, Rosie O'Donnell (Roseann O'Donnell) is 50, Bayside, Queens, New York 5'6.5" stand-up comedian, actress, author, television personality.

Born this day in 1912, Suzanne Kaaren, aka Suzanne Karen, Brooklyn, New York, danced with the Three Stooges in Disorder In The Court. She died 08/27/2004 from complications of pneumonia at age 92.

Died this day in 2005, Barney Martin, Queens, New York, 1st film was The Producers. Born 03/03/1923, he died of lung cancer at age 82.

Died this day in 2009, Bob Arbogast (Robert Arbogast) Bellingham, Massachusetts. Born 04/01/1927, he died from lung cancer at age 81.

Died this day in 1999, Ernie Wise (Ernest Wiseman) Bramley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England of team Morecambe & Wise, aka Eric & Ernie, in radio, film TV. Born 11/27/1925, he died from heart failure & chest infection at age 73.

Born this day in 1922, Carl Reiner is 95, Bronx, NY 6'1" comedian, 2000 Year Old Man skits with Mel Brooks, Dick Van Dyke Show.

Born this day in 1922, Ray Goulding (Raymond Walter Goulding) Lowell, Massachusetts comic of Bob & Ray team. He died 03/24/1990 of kidney failure at age 68.

Born this day in 1936, Vaughn Meader (Abbott Vaughn Meader) Waterville, Maine comic, musician, First Family, album about JFK. Alcohol, cocaine, heroin plagued his later life. He died 10/29/2004 from pulmonary disease, emphysema at age 68.

“T'was The Night Before Christmas", another JFK album, was to be released during Christmas of 1963.

Died this day in 1994, Lewis Grizzard (Lewis McDonald Grizzard, Jr) Fort Benning, Georgia comedian. Born 10/20/1946, he died after chronic dental infection led to heart disease, valve failure, death at age 47.

Born this day in 1921, Tommy Cooper (Thomas Frederick Cooper) Caerphilly, Wales 6'4" comedian magician. He died 04/15/1984 of a heart attack on stage, on live TV at age 63.

The clip of his collapse is available on Youtube. It’s difficult to watch as he is clearly struggling and the audience is laughing, unaware that it is not part of the act.

Died this day in 2007, Calvert DeForest (Calvert Grant DeForest), aka Larry "Bud" Melman, Brooklym, New York comic, David Letterman Show. Born 07/23/1921. He died of a heart attack, pneumonia at age 85.

Born this day in 1954, Austen Tayshus (Alexander Jacob Gutman), aka Sandy Gutman is 63, New York.

Born this day in 1904, Billy Gray (William Thomas Gray) standup comedian, ‘Band Box’ comedy club owner (once owned by Lou Costello.) Played “The Baby” on The Eddie Cantor Radio Show. He died 01/04/1978 at age 73.

Born this day in 1927, Rudy Ray Moore (Rudy Ray Moore) Fort Smith, Arkansas 5'10" comedian and actor, “Dolemite.” He died 10/19/2008 from diabetes at age 81.

Born this day in 1931, Rusty Warren (Ilene Goldman) is 86, New York City New York is an American comedian and musician.

Born this day in 1895, Shemp Howard (Samuel Horwitz) Brooklyn, New York 5'4" actor, comedian comic actor. "Three Stooges" member, brother of Moe and Curly. He died 11/23/1955 of a heart attack at age 60.

He was nicknamed "Shemp" at an early age due to his mother's accent.

Died this day in 1956, Fred Allen (John Florence Sullivan) Cambridge, Massachusetts comedian, Fred Allen Radio Show. Born 05/31/1894, he died of a heart attack at age 61.

Died this day in 1999, Rod Hull (Rodney Stephen Hull) Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, comedian. Born 08/13/1935, he died when he went on his roof, alcohol impaired, to adjust his TV antenna, at age 63.

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